The last ever Alternative Miss Ireland will take place this Sunday in Dublin’s Olympia Theatre! The South East will have 2 representatives in the form of Pixie Woo (native of Kilkenny) and Avryll Nitrate (Originally from Clonmel). Over the years, the South East has had a number of contestants take part and Waterford itself saw Penny Tration and current Dignity star Charmin Eletrik take part. We’re even proud to have a former winner in our midst in the form of Joanna Ryde who’s been living in Waterford for the past 2 years! Below are some video’s from Joanna’s winning entry in 2007. Please be advised they contain strong language.
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Waterford Pride 2003
This is a little something we found in Free Magazine in relation to Waterford Pride 2003!
Though many of the specifics were being confirmed as we went to print, highlights this year include 2 huge drag shows, 2 club nights, the White Ball plus many more activities including appearances by Veda, Panti, Shirley Temple Bar, Dolly Grip, Fabula DeBeaumarchais and Waterford’s own Gloria Access.
Looking back at Prism
The following appeared in Free Magazine in March 2005!
Prism was set up in 1998 when a group of individuals who has undergone community development training organised by the Waterford Gay Lesbian Resource Group that existed at the time had identified the need for a drop in service for all members of sexual minorities in Waterford. They set about securing some funding and a premises and formed a drop in service in the community in Lady Lane House. Here they operated a small café and information centre on a part time basis and supported the development of groups within the centre.
The aim of Prism is to provide the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of the South East a safe space to meet others, take part in work shops and social outings. There are no age boundaries if visiting the drop in. Unfortunately in 2003 they lost the use of the premises due to renovation work and became homeless for a period of time until the Waterford Area Partnership kindly offered their building to the group. Since then Prism has been operating a limited service to the community from these premises on Wednesday nights from 8pm to 10pm.
The lack of permanent premises has affected other support services for the LGBT community such as Gay Line South East. This confidential phone line provided a much-needed facility for the area but was forced to suspend its service in August 2004. This was due to a lack of volunteers, low level funding and an increase in running costs due to premises change. The phone line is hoping to resume their normal service when a new premises is secured.
The absence of a resource worker and dependence on volunteers has caused prism to experience times of uncertainty and has put on hold the amount of development that can take place. Its volunteers however have kept the facility in existence over the past year and a half and are now very excited about the changes that are soon to take place.
Over the past year a group called sOUTh have been working on the task of securing a space for all of the services to the LGBT community to use. SOUTh are an amalgamation of members of Prism, Gay-Line South East, WIT LGBT society, Pride and active members of the gay community.
They have been successful in obtaining funds from the Waterford Area Partnership for 2005. The premises will give the community the ability to expand, create more support groups and help the services of the South East to develop. It is our hope that a parents support group, transgender support, women's group, men's group and youth group could be just some of the groups that form as their needs are very often very separate from one another. The facilitation of workshops both for personal and creative development will be part of our work along with organising social meets and fundraisers.
This expansion can be daunting for people who might consider volunteering with the groups but our emphasis is on training and learning together. There will be ongoing training throughout the year to ensure volunteers will be kept as up to date as possible. Our hopes for an improved service cannot take place unless we have the volunteers to run it. Giving just one hour a week could make a huge difference to the development of Waterford as a great service provider for the South East LGBT community. Prism drop in is held every Wednesday 8-10pm in the Waterford Area Partnership.
Queerbash 2012
Queerbash 2012 will take place in Dolans on April 13th! If you’re in Limerick be sure to check it out!
Exhibition for The Kasey Kelly Trust Fund
Exhibition in aid of The Kasey Kelly Trust Fund in The Front Lounge, Thursday April 5th, hosted by Brendan Courtney. It's sure to be a great night, for a great cause, make sure to come check it out (artwork will be available to preview in The Front Lounge from Sunday the 1st of April).
Kasey Collective is an exhibition of work in aid of The Kasey Kelly Trust Fund. Kasey Kelly is a one year old girl who has been diagnosed with AT/RT Cancer (Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor). She is currently in Crumlin Hospital, but the life s...aving treatment she needs to survive is not available to her here in Ireland. As a result her family need to raise €500,000 to send her to Boston to get the care she requires. Kasey Collective brings together the work of dozens of artists from many different backgrounds, who between them have many different styles, but who do have one thing in common - they all wanted to help raise the vital funds for Kasey's treatment. The exhibition is sure to have something for everyone - from the street art style of Maser's work, Adrian and Shane's skillful stencil-work, Will St. Leger's always comical commentary on Irish society and many more.
The audience is offered two different ways of purchasing works. The first way is a guaranteed-to-win raffle. Raffle tickets will be sold on the night, which guarantees the purchaser a piece of work, they just don't know which work. At the end of the night numbers will be pulled and purchasers will be informed which piece they have won. All works not in this category will be priced, but will also have an option to 'make an offer'.
This is an event not to be missed, come have a great night, check out the artwork and help a great cause at the same time.
Other participating artists include Solus, Fink, Emma Blake, Jess Szepsy, Donna Kelly, Claire McCluskey, Orla McNally, Kate Stitt, Maeve O'Flaherty, Aine O'Flaherty, Mark O'Toole, Emma Ray, Mason McMillen, Jennifer Quigley, Cats Byrne, Hannah McMillen, Thomas Moran, Sarah Murphy, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Derbhla Leddy, Doug Barratt, Emma Brown, Nicola Carragher, Aisling Ní Chlaonadh, Alan O Reilly, Paul Bailey, Debbie Hopkins, Adrian Langtry, Keith Kavanagh, Dona Stankune, Steph Gallagher, Paul McGrane, Marc Guinan, Marie Cowley, Maria Quigley, Aisling McKenna, Rosslyn Cowley, Linda Byrne, Bridie Farrell, Sarah Carney, Melinda Kugyelka, Chris Dicker, Martin Baker, Lucie Pacovska, Aurélie Montfrond, Deirdre Spain, Caroline Sweeney, Paul Aherne and Anto Ross (of Spilled Ink Tattoo Studio).
The exhibition will be open for the public to preview the work from Sunday the 1st of April.
If you would like to know more about The Kasey Kelly Trust Fund, or how you can help Kasey get her treatment go to her website www.kare4kasey.com or Facebook page www.facebook.com/kaseykellytrustfund
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